Israeli officials have said during the war in Gaza that Palestinian militant group Hamas used tunnels running under the border into Egypt's Sinai region to smuggle arms. However, Egypt says it destroyed tunnel networks leading to Gaza years ago and created a buffer zone and border fortifications that prevent smuggling.

The IDF announced it had shot down a drone spotted crossing the Egyptian border into Israeli territory on Wednesday. Troops from the Caracal Battalion shot down the drone. Troops arrived at the location and found four guns,